Category: Fragrance
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Take your time with your fragrances
It’s National Fragrance Week. What better time to think about getting a new fragrance. I thoroughly recommend you go in store to try out scents before making a purchase. Before you do so, here is the biggest tip you need to help you find the right fragrance for you. Give yourself time. I must admit,…
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My most complimented fragrance isn’t a perfume
I discreetly pulled out the white metal tube from my pouch and started moisturizing my hands. “ Wow, you smell good,” says the stranger. I was taken aback, because I was trying to go unnoticed. “Thanks, it’s just my hand cream.” “Well, it smells good.” The small tube of Byredo’s De Los Santos hand cream…
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Is Victoria’s Secret Rapture just as I remembered?
It was a scent memory, one that didn’t leave my mind for years. It was a bottle of Victoria’s Secret Rapture body lotion. It was powerful, bouncing off my skin to be smelled by passersby a couple of yards away outdoors. It made me feel beautiful when I wore it. I hoped to have that…
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A new find to lift the mood
Togas. I had never heard of the brand before, but now I want to hear more. It’s yet another of my finds while exploring what’s new at Nordstrom. There the brand offers traditional diffusers. However, on their own site, they offer an array of home goods, including what they call ceramic sachets. I’m intrigued by…
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Reliving the nostalgia of Victoria’s Secret Rapture
They say you should never meet your heroes. But what about your long lost memories? Should you try to unearth them? Years ago in high school, I was obsessed with Victoria’s Secret Rapture. My mother gave me a bottle of the scented lotion she no longer wanted. As I was growing in my desire to…
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Smell like a Disney Princess
Quick, tell me, who is your favorite Disney princess? Cool, cool. Have you ever considered smelling like her? Well, now you can. Bath & Body Works have collaborated with Disney to bring out a collection of fragrance mists, body creams, body washes, and candles based on the favorite characters. I have not yet seen the…
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A beloved fragrance gets an update: Chanel No. 5 L’Eau
One the world’s most famous fragrances for women, Chanel No. 5 entered the scene and made aldehydes a more popular note for women. That clean, fresh laundry scent note gets boosted in this new lighter iteration: Chanel No. 5 L’Eau. Consider this flanker a modern take on the original. You might associate the original No.…
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When I smell Jazz Club
Imagine a distinguished gentleman, nursing a high ball glass of his favorite liquor, as the saxophonist’s melody heals his soul. This, I imagine, is the scene Maison Margiela Replica hopes to evoke with Jazz Club. To me, this scent is undeniably masculine and refined. It smells like a man in the best way. It’s not…
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Loewe perfumes first impressions
Loewe had a pop-up in New York City. It was their first ever perfumes pop-up in the U.S., so I had to be there. I made my way the final week, through a massive snowstorm to the location in Rockefeller Center. Despite the bitter cold and dirty snow outside, inside was an oasis. Corrugated, deep…
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Windows Down is not the scent I was expecting
When I saw the name of the fragrance was Windows Down, I had a clear picture to describe what experience this offering from Henry Rose would remind me off. I thought of driving on a cool day, with the breeze wafting in to my car as I cruise. It’s carefree. It’s fresh. It’s not this.…
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